Entries by Donald Furrow-Scott
Author’s log, Fall 2020; Jinn
“With love and good will.” My older brother Robert gave me a copy of “Tales of the Arabian Nights” back in the early 1980’s, and the Jinn were […]
Winery log, Fall 2020; Wine Diamonds
Tartrates explained.
Author’s log, Summer 2020; Inspiration
After four years of writing four novels and fully outlining four more, a calm is overcoming my muse this summer. It is not a fit of writer’s block, […]
Winery Log, Summer 2020; Oaking the wine
We don’t have room for traditional oak barrels. Tiran & Cavel from my novel Children of Breton would probably be annoyed by that. Just wait until Barbin Fortier of The […]
Vineyard log, Spring 2020; Bloom Damage
What a May frost does to Cabernet clusters. The healthy one set fruit nicely. The dead one will try again next season. We were lucky compared to some vineyards Young, […]
Winery log, Spring 2020; Short changed bottling
Small wineries don’t have the luxury of large staffs to do multiple things every day. While everyone can probably understand an organization comes together fully at a busy time like […]
Vineyard log, Spring 2020; Pressure. Tears. Weeping. Release.
One of the most frequent vineyard questions people ask is how warm winters and springs affect the budding grapevines. The Vitis vinifera that makes up most of the European grape […]
Author Log, Winter 2020; Feudal
Pruning in the vineyard is one of the most idyllic times in my vigneron lifestyle. It is as close to my escapist hermit island as I can get and still […]